Zhēnyán 19

1 Xíngwéi chún zhēng de pínqióng rén , shēng guo guāi miù yú wàng de fùzú rén .

2 Xīn wúzhīzhì de , nǎi wèi bù shàn . jiǎobù jí kuaì de nánmiǎn fàn zuì .

3 Rén de yúmeì , qīng baì tāde dào . tāde xīn yĕ bào yuàn Yēhéhuá .

4 Cáiwù shǐ péngyou zēng duō . dàn qióngrén péngyou yuǎn lí .

5 Zuò jiǎ jiànzhèng de , bì bù miǎn shòu fá . tǔ chū huǎng yán de , zhōng bùnéng taótuō .

6 Hǎo shī sǎn de , yǒu duō rén qiú tāde ēn qíng . aì sòng lǐ de , rén dōu wèi tāde péngyou .

7 Pínqióng rén dìxiōng dōu hèn tā , hékuàng tāde péngyou , gèng yuǎn lí tā . tā yòng yányǔ zhuīsuí , tāmen què zǒu le .

8 Dé zhe zhìhuì de , aìxī shēngmìng , bǎoshǒu cōngming de , bì dé hǎo chù .

9 Zuò jiǎ jiànzhèng de , bù miǎn shòu fá . tǔ chū huǎng yán de , yĕ bì mièwáng .

10 Yúmeì rén yàn lè dù rì , shì bù hé yí de , hékuàng púrén guǎnxiá wáng zǐ ne .

11 Rén yǒu jiànshi , jiù bù qīngyì fānù . kuānshù rén de guō shī , biàn shì zìjǐ de róngyào .

12 Wáng de fèn nù , hǎoxiàng shīzi hǒu jiào . tāde ēndiǎn , què rú cǎo shang de gān lù .

13 Yúmeì de érzi , shì fùqin de huòhuàn . qīzi de zhēng chǎo , rú yǔ liánlián dī lòu .

14 Fángwū qiáncái . shì zǔzong suǒ wèi liú de . wéiyǒu xián huì de qī , shì Yēhéhuá suǒ cì de .

15 Lǎnduò shǐ rén chén shuì . xièdaì de rén , bì shòu jīè .

16 Jǐn shǒu jièmìng de , bǎoquán shēngmìng . qīng hū jǐ lù de , bì zhì sǐwáng .

17 Liánmǐn pínqióng de , jiù shì jiè gĕi Yēhéhuá . tāde shàn xíng , Yēhéhuá bì chánghuán .

18 Chèn yǒu zhǐwang , guǎngjiào nǐde érzi . nǐde xīn bùkĕ rén tā sǐwáng .

19 Bào nù de rén , bì shòuxíng fá . nǐ ruò jiù tā , bìxū zaì jiù .

20 Nǐ yào tīng quàn jiāo , shòu xùn huì , shǐ nǐ zhōngjiǔ yǒu zhìhuì .

21 Rén xīn duō yǒu jì móu . wéiyǒu Yēhéhuá de chóu suàn , cáinéng lìdéng .

22 Shīxíng réncí de , líng rén aì mù . qióngrén jiàng rú shuōhuǎng yán de .

23 Jìngwèi Yēhéhuá de , dé zhe shēngmìng . tā bì héng jiǔ zhīzú , bú zāo huòhuàn .

24 Lǎnduò rén fàng shǒu zaì pánzi lǐ . jiù shì xiàng kǒu chè huí , tā yĕ bù kĕn .

25 Biāndǎ xiè màn rén , yú méng rén bì zhǎng jiànshi . zébeì míng zhé rén , tā jiù míngbai zhīshi .

26 Nuè dāi fùqin , niǎn chū mǔqin de , shì yí xiū zhì rǔ zhī zǐ .

27 Wǒ ér , bùkĕ tīng le jiàoxun , ér yòu piānlí zhīshi de yányǔ .

28 Fĕi tú zuò jiànzhèng xì xiào gōngping . è rén de kǒu tūn xià zuìniè .

29 Xíngfá shì wèi xiè màn rén yùbeì de . biāndǎ shì wèi yúmeì rén de bēi yùbeì de .

Zhēnyán 19 Commentary

Chapter 19

Verse 1 A poor man who fears God, is more honourable and happy, than a man without wisdom and grace, however rich or advanced in rank. Verse 2 . What good can the soul do, if without knowledge? And he sins who will not take time to ponder the path of his feet. Verse 3 . Men run into troubles by their own folly, and then fret at the appointments of God. Verse 4 . Here we may see how strong is men's love of money. Verse 5 . Those that tell lies in discourse, are in a fair way to be guilty of bearing false-witness. Verse 6 . We are without excuse if we do not love God with all our hearts. His gifts to us are past number, and all the gifts of men to us are fruits of his bounty. Verse 7 . Christ was left by all his disciples; but the Father was with him. It encourages our faith that he had so large an experience of the sorrows of poverty. Verse 8 . Those only love their souls aright that get true wisdom. Verse 9 . Lying is a damning, destroying sin. Verse 10 . A man that has not wisdom and grace, has no right or title to true joy. It is very unseemly for one who is a servant to sin, to oppress God's free-men. Verse 11 . He attains the most true glory who endeavours most steadily to overcome evil with good. Verse 12 . Christ is a King, whose wrath against his enemies will be as the roaring of a lion, and his favour to his people as the refreshing dew. Verse 13 . It shows the vanity of the world, that we are liable to the greatest griefs where we promise ourselves the greatest comfort. Verse 14 . A discreet and virtuous wife is more valuable than house and riches. Verse 15 . A sluggish, slothful disposition makes men poor; it brings them to want. And this applies both to the present life and that which is to come. Verse 16 . If we keep God's word, God's word will keep us from every thing really hurtful. We abuse the doctrine of free grace, if we think that it does away the necessity and advantage of obedience. Those that live at random must die. This truth is clearly taught in words enough to alarm the stoutest sinner. Verse 17 . God has chosen the poor of this world, to be rich in faith, and heirs of his kingdom. Verse 18 . When parents keep under foolish tenderness, they do their best to render children a comfort to them, and happy in themselves. Verse 19 . The spared and spoiled child is likely to become a man of great wrath. Verse 20 . Those that would be wise in their latter end, must be taught and ruled when young. Verse 21 . What should we desire, but that all our purposes may agree with God's holy will? Verse 22 . It is far better to have a heart to do good, and want ability for it, than to have ability for it, and want a heart to it. Verse 23 . Those that live in the fear of God, shall get safety, satisfaction, and true and complete happiness. Verse 24 . Indolence, when indulged, so grows upon people, that they have no heart to do the most needful things for themselves. Verse 25 . A gentle rebuke goes farthest with a man of understanding. Verse 26 . The young man who wastes his father's substance, or makes his aged mother destitute, is hateful, and will come to disgrace. Verse 27 . It is the wisdom of young men to dread hearing such talk as puts loose and evil principles into the mind. Verse 28 . Those are the worst of sinners, who are glad of an opportunity to sin. Verse 29 . The unbelief of man shall not make God's threatenings of no effect. Christ himself, when bearing sins not his own, was not spared. Justice and judgment took hold of our blessed Surety; and will God spare obstinate sinners?

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 8

This chapter gives an account of the introduction of the ark into the temple, 1Ki 8:1-9 of the glory of the Lord filling it, 1Ki 8:10,11 of a speech Solomon made to the people concerning the building of the temple, and how he came to be engaged in it, 1Ki 8:12-21, of a prayer of his he put up on this occasion, requesting, that what supplications soever were made at any time, or on any account, by Israelites or strangers, might be accepted by the Lord, 1Ki 8:22-53, and of his blessing the people of Israel at the close of it, with some useful exhortations, 1Ki 8:54-61, and of the great number of sacrifices offered up by him, and the feast he made for the people, upon which he dismissed them, 1Ki 8:62-66.